PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between ben cook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronaldo Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). cook comes to the cage accompanied by last man. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

cook
vs
Souza

180 cm
20
198 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

185 cm
19
185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

HGH Nutrients

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, ben cook!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ronaldo Souza!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza throws a right and a left that both miss.
Souza fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but cook avoids it really well and circles away.

cook gets the takedown into side control.

cook is trying to get an arm triangle but Souza is defending well.
Souza tries to buck cook off but cook is having none of it.

cook is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Souza knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

cook tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

cook is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Souza knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Souza tries to improve position but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.

cook working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Souza tries to buck cook off but cook is having none of it.
Souza is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Souza taking some punishment here, with cook in his half guard.

Souza looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Souza is trying to get back to full guard.

cook has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Souza defend it? cook steps over the head and cranks it - Souza is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for cook!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). ben cook!
ben cook is the new middleweight champion!